African Journal of Agriculture and Food Security

ISSN 2375-1177

African Journal of Agriculture and Food Security ISSN 2375-1177 Vol. 6 (7), pp. 269-276, July, 2018. © International Scholars Journals

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Towards a successful management of aflatoxin contamination in legume and cereal farming systems in northern Nigeria: A case study of the groundnut value chain

Vabi, B. Michael1*, Eche, O. Chris.2, Kunihya, Ayuba.1, Motagi, N. Babu1, Mukhtar, A. Aisha.3,Haruna, G. Salisu Sanusi4. Mohammed, S. Gaya.4, Olufunmilola ALABI3,  Kwanashie Adobe3  and Ajeigbe, H.A.1

1International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Kano), Nigeria.

2Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

3Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, (Zaria), Nigeria.

4Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University, (Kano), Nigeria.

*Corresponding author: Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Tel. +234 (0) 8135636417, 7018860163.

Accepted 01 June, 2018 

Abstract

Aflatoxin is reported to be a major challenge of many agricultural commodity value chains groundnut, with potential negative impacts on nutrition, food safety, human health and foreign trade. This paper presents multiple pre-emptive management measures in the management of Aflatoxins in the groundnut value chain in Nigeria. These measures include: the organization of Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops, development of aptitudes in the detection and quantification of aflatoxin levels, demonstration of integrated crop management (ICM) practices, production of pedagogic materials to support awareness raising engagement of media organs to sustain awareness on the challenges of aflatoxin contamination, and evaluation and promotion of Aspergillus flavus resistant groundnut varieties. Alongside these measures which target behavioural corrections, samples of groundnut and groundnut-based are being collected to establish the prevalence and distribution of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut kernel and groundnut-based products in Northern Nigeria.

Keywords: Aflatoxin, pre-emptive measures, groundnut, Northern Nigeria, policies.

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